Ummm... Bad Amy!
B: lean cuisine breakfast panini-270
L: JITB Southwest Chicken Salad (grilled) 330 +...wait for it...Taco Nachos. I know, I know. 320 calories. OMG, a 650 lunch.
D: small lean beef patty on an english muffin and a salad. No snacking for Amy tonight.

Do you eat at work?

I try not to eat at work too much. Like i said, the breadsticks are tempting.

If I do tonight I will have Apricot chicken. Dinner portion is 380 calories and lunch portion is 280.

Well, My Fitness Coach wants to do a fitness test this morning, which means I had to weigh in today instead of Monday. I'm pleased that I'm down 3.8 pounds, so I'm now below 200. I'm not as thrilled as I thought I would be, though. Maybe it's too early in the morning. Or maybe my 7-month-old's crabbiness this morning is rubbing off on me. :(

Anyway, MFC fitness tests are grueling, at least so far. 2 full minutes of jumping jacks so you can check your heart rate (plus a bunch of other stuff, but the other stuff isn't that bad). Two minutes doesn't sound like a lot, but it is. Then afterward, I have my most difficult workout of the week, a full 30 minutes of cardio. I love MFC, it's really kicking my bootie. It's tough, but so worth it.

Originally Posted by Pas de Chaton:
Well, My Fitness Coach wants to do a fitness test this morning, which means I had to weigh in today instead of Monday. I'm pleased that I'm down 3.8 pounds, so I'm now below 200. I'm not as thrilled as I thought I would be, though. Maybe it's too early in the morning. Or maybe my 7-month-old's crabbiness this morning is rubbing off on me. :(

Anyway, MFC fitness tests are grueling, at least so far. 2 full minutes of jumping jacks so you can check your heart rate (plus a bunch of other stuff, but the other stuff isn't that bad). Two minutes doesn't sound like a lot, but it is. Then afterward, I have my most difficult workout of the week, a full 30 minutes of cardio. I love MFC, it's really kicking my bootie. It's tough, but so worth it.

Under 200!!!! I haven't seen that since the year I was married!!!! 2003!! I am jealous and happy for you! I should try that fitness coach thing. I have read about the more indepth fat % tests. I am a little afraid to do one. I have a feeling that under all my extra weight is a very small frame. I was a TINY kid (until I was 9, I have never been a thin adult) and my wrists and ankles are the smallest parts of my body. I was so upset when they got huge while i was preggers cuz they have always been the only skinny part of my body. :dizzy:

I did OK yesterday. Stayed in my calories, yay. Did not eat a single breadstick at work. Tonight I have work again. Those breadsticks will have no power over me!!

I will not get a workout in today. Too many errands to run before I leave for work at 3:30. What is everyone else's plan for the day?

Teresa: I know what you mean about the ankles and wrists! My ankles got slightly larger when I was pregnant, but only for a brief time. If you look at the bottom half of my arms, you would almost think I was underweight! (Not so with my legs, though, because my calfs are pretty big still.)

Thanks for the congrats, it helps. I was under 200 last year, down to 162, before I got pregnant. That was in February 2008. This time, since I'm exercising as well as dieting, I think I will see results faster. :)

The My Fitness Coach is for the Wii. I like it a lot. It's actually better (in my opinion) than regular exercise dvd's because it's different every time. I love Tae Bo, but everytime I do it, it's exactly the same thing so it can get boring; that's why I do it only once a week. But with MFC (and others like it), there is a huge variety and it keeps your interest.

Do you work at a restaurant? I only ask because of the breadsticks. If it's Olive Garden, forget about it! I could eat their breadsticks all day long! And I love the salad. Luckily, even though I like pasta, I'm not a huge fan of eating it in restaurants so it's not one of my downfalls. Good luck today!

Oy, I'm sick! I didn't work out yesterday or Saturday. I was in a Tylenol cold coma all day Saturday....
I had a SLIVER of german chocolate cake at my stepdads birthday party, and a tablespoon of ice cream. I guess it's good that I'm sick, since i dont feel like eating!
I'm going to try to do the treadmill tonight, but not so aggressively. I don't want to lose the 5lbs I've FINALLY lost!!! How is everyone doing?

Hi I know I'm not a part of the group but I was wondering if I can join? I need someone to kick my butt, PLEASE!? lol

Come Dawn...let us kick you in the butt! :)
10lbs lost...good for you! how long has it taken you?

YAY!!!

Well back in Jan I started calorie counting and lost 30 pounds BUT I gained most of it back :( I went on vacation with my in laws and ate out for breakfast, lunch and dinner and that killed me ugh.

A little about myself.
I'm Dawn, 28 years old and mother of 4 kids. My oldest daughter is 10 and my youngest is almost 3. I'm a stay at home mom but for the summer I have my friend's 3 children, they are older, 12 and 13 so its not much babysitting but they are still here which adds more chaos lol

My husband and I joined the gym last month and we go at least 3 times a week to do 30 minutes on the treadmill and 30 minutes on the bike. He WAS a personal trainer YEARS ago and we both let ourselves go after having kids. I really want him to teach me how to do weight training so we'll hopefully tackle that soon. He really helps me out with the weight loss, exercise and support.

Like I said, I have 4 children so its hard for me to rearrange every meal to benefit me so I eat what the kids eat in SMALL portions which really sucks. I'm going to try chicken breast and squash packets on the grill tonight and I know they are still going to be starving afterwards *sigh*

That about sums everything up. Thanks for letting me join.

Morning! Closer to afternoon really, but the twins don't allow me time on teh lap top until they are napping. They feel my attention should only be on them at all times. If not, there is crying involved.

I already got my workout in for the day! I love to workout in the mornign before I can talk myself out of it or convince myself i don't have time. I did 17 minutes on the treadmill at a steep incline, 25 minutes weight machines, and 20 minutes on elliptical.

I am feeling discouraged. I have not lost one pound in the last 3 weeks. I have been on plan and working out. I am not happy.

Welcome DM!!

How is everyone's day? Mine has gone well. I am still 140 calories under my "allowance" but I don't think I will be eating them. I have a migraine and the pain is going away, but I am feeling nauseous. Ew.

I had a salad for lunch with 9 croutons, chicken, and exactly 2 TBLS of dressing. For dinner I had some meatballs and asparagus. I had some fruit snacks and a banana with peanut butter for a snack. I measured out my PB so I would only have one TBLS. Man, have I grossly overestimated the TBLS! When I would have PB before I would think I was probably using a TBLS and a half, but now I know it was probably closer to 3! So that's 300 calories!

Everyone check in and let me know how you did today!

Good morning Teresa! I try to measure everything NOW because I always guessed and was no where close to what I thought it was lol

I did good yesterday but I didn't make it to the gym :( I had 1243 calories for the day and according to sparkpeople I need to stay between 1200-1550.
If y'all are on sparkpeople, do you try to stay near the low end of your calories or do you shoot for the high end?

Any good meal ideas for me? I have A LOT of boneless, skinless chicken tenders and breasts. I have hamburger patties too lol I'm so tired of chicken packs on the grill with veggies tossed in. Don't get me wrong, its delicious but I want something else... that can be done on the grill :)

I need to plan out my dinner but this is what I got so far.

Breakfast: coffee with 3 tsp creamer and 2 tsp sugar (65 cal)

Lunch: 3 slices fit & active smoked ham on white bread with green and red peppers, lettuce, 1 slice mozzarella cheese and 1 tbsp of mayo.

Snack:

Dinner:

Hi Dawn!

Everyone is different, but I would definitely suggest that you have a more substantial breakfast. Think about it, your body hasn't eaten since dinner last night, you need to refuel long before lunch the next day. :)

As far as food ideas, I too eat a lot of boneless skinless chicken breast tenderloins. But I also eat a lot of fish, maybe 3-4 times per week. I do NOT normally like fish, but I eat tilapia which is very mild. I spray the pan with Pam, add the fish with some Mrs. Dash and fresh ground pepper, and put it in the oven for about 12 minutes on 400 degrees. It's very mild tasting. Sometimes I throw in some whole sweet peppers (the little ones), those are sooooo good roasted. :)

Often I eat couscous. Salads are common here. And one of my favorite veggie ideas is to cut up a zucchini into half-moon slices and saute it in a non-stick pan, using Pam and a smidge of light butter. Use whatever spices sound good at the time (again, I usually use a variety of Mrs. Dash). Then at the end, grate some parmesan cheese on the top. Yummy!

Breakfast is so hard for me, I don't like breakfast foods AT.ALL! I don't eat eggs, bacon, turkey bacon, cereal, oatmeal, fruits, really no breakfast foods *sigh* I tried choking down a banana with my coffee but like I said, I don't like fruits so it did more harm then good. Any ideas? lol

Right now its 10:12am and I'm starting to get hungry so I'll try to hold off until at least 11:00am to eat my lunch.

You don't like any fruits? That's going to be tough for your overall weight-loss journey, not just breakfast. :) Maybe you can put some berries in a blender with some yogurt and ice cubes to make a smoothie. Bananas are great for this too. If you like toast, get some whole wheat or whole grain bread (I use 40-calorie bread) with a teaspoon of butter, or even some fruit topping like preserves.

I like those Sun-Dried brand prunes, the ones that are individually wrapped. They're very sweet and they're small enough that even if they're not your favorite you could eat two quickly enough and there's an entire fruit serving. :)